FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May (FMAY)Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
55.11 USD
+0.17
(0.309%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 55.11 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:36 p.m. EDT
FMAY is a single-month buffer ETF designed for short-term tactical dry powder; it offers zero long-term growth trajectory or dividend yield. While recent price action shows mild upside momentum and the 45-day forecasting model predicts negligible tick-up (+0.19%), the statistical signals (high heteroscedasticity) indicate high volatility risk. It is a neutral-to-slight-bearish hold for long-term investors, but acceptable as a temporary vehicle for end-of-month buffer grinding based on the current price hovering near its 52-week high. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.009159 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.014526 |
| AutoETS | 0.014578 |
| MSTL | 0.015243 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 20% |
| H-stat | 28.81 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.003 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 26.83 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 55.13 |
| All Time Low | 30.853 |
| Ask | 58.24 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 32,410 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 17,655 |
| Average Volume | 17,655 |
| Average Volume10Days | 32,410 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.58 |
| Bid | 51.96 |
| Bid Size | 4,600 |
| Category | Defined Outcome |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 55.13 |
| Day Low | 55.0301 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.0539238 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 53.61 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.5 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.027979854 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 26.462889 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 55.13 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.020000458 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0003627872 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 43.33 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 11.779999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.27186704 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 43.33 - 55.13 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,589,895,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0932734 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,589,500,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange® Options ("FLEX Options") that reference the price performance of the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (the "Underlying ETF"). It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_656984888 |
| Nav Price | 55.13 |
| Net Assets | 1,068,120,640.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.85 |
| Open | 55.13 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 55.11 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,299 |
| Previous Close | 54.94 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.170002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.309432 |
| Regular Market Day High | 55.13 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 55.0301 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 55.0301 - 55.13 |
| Regular Market Open | 55.13 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 54.94 |
| Regular Market Price | 55.11 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 33,568 |
| Short Name | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FMAY |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1408971 |
| Total Assets | 1,068,120,640 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 26.83157 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -1.14189 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -1.14189 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 52.538395 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.5716057 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.04894717 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 33,568 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -1.14189 |